I'm new here, and I see everyone has got a nice and cool ''avatar: sig-fig''.I don't know what a good sig-fig is, so can you give me tips? and help me around. does it really have to be castle like...?and where did you guy's got your inspiration from? please tell me....

thanks already, rinsju

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I'd say a good avatar is a fig that you like and that is not normal.For example you combine some pieces till you've got a fig you like that is special (no random crownie fig...).My avatar is... it's a troll that hides in a forest.It doesn't need to be castle like but... we're here on CC, so many members will have sth. castle like.Hmm...inspiration...maybe you try to build a fig from a book or you just experimente till you've got a fig and you can say:Hey, thats my Sig-Fig!

I hope that I could help you

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No, it doesn't have to be castle-themed. I sometimes use a modern themed guy: instead of this guy (it's really the same guy in different clothes).As to choosing one, just pick some fig you really like. Some people mix and match pieces to try and get a fig that looks like them, some use a character from their LEGO world, some just use a fig from their favorite theme. Some people don't go with a fig at all, but instead use an animal or something (e.g. Troy's dragon or Pat's monkey). Sometimes people change up their sig fig for fun, like for instance I've got variants for different holidays, like these for Halloween and Christmas:Or you don't have to have a fig at all for an avatar. Some people use things like shields or whatever.

I have a avatar ready to upload but the forum page says its to big, i would like to know how to lower the dpi rate so it can be uploaded. my image iis currently 120 pixels but 300 dpi, that makes it 44,something KB in size

Thanks for any help you can provide.

Thoriun

p.s. I have Photoshop but for some reason it doesn't work so i'm looking for some free software

I have a avatar ready to upload but the forum page says its to big, i would like to know how to lower the dpi rate so it can be uploaded. my image iis currently 120 pixels but 300 dpi, that makes it 44,something KB in size

Thanks for any help you can provide.

Thoriun

p.s. I have Photoshop but for some reason it doesn't work so i'm looking for some free software

This might be as simple as what format you're saving the image--if you're saving it as .bmp, for example, it is going to have considerably more information to save than if you save it as .jpg. It might be as simple as opening the image (even in Paint) and resaving it as different extension.

I'm wondering about this too. I'm really new and have yet to post an avatar. But I built my Sig-fig and am trying to get a good photo. Any suggestions for Photography? Oh by the way does anyone realize that sig-figs are also a type of number used in Chemistry? JUst wanted to point that out.

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